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The “Prisons and Punishment in America: Examining the Facts (Contemporary Debates)” is an amazing book that reveals American punishment. Michael O’Hear is the author of this book. Michael is a professor of criminal law and procedure at Marquette University Law School. His books include The Failure of Sentencing Reform and Wisconsin Sentencing in the Tough-on-Crime Era. In this book, Michael provides a thorough and accessible survey of the major policy issues in America. He reveals the American criminal justice system holds more than 2.3 million people in 1719 state prisons, 102 federal prisons, 3283 local jails, and 79 Indian country jails. The United States is the only developed Western nation that applies the death penalty regularly. This book provides readers with an accessible introduction to important, timely topics of public debate. They maintain a neutral, balanced perspective on a subject often a matter of heated partisanship. It also provides a balanced assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of significant reform proposals. This book is very informative, so it engages all the readers from the first to the last page. To sum it up, Prisons and Punishment in America is an informative book for the readers.